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Swimming is fun : le verbe en -ing comme sujet (3e)

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AnglaisFrançais
Swimming is fun.Nager, c'est amusant.
Reading is good for you.Lire, c'est bon pour toi.
Learning English is useful.Apprendre l'anglais est utile.
Smoking is dangerous.Fumer est dangereux.
Playing video games all day isn't healthy.Jouer aux jeux vidéo toute la journée n'est pas sain.

Quand un verbe est le sujet de la phrase, l'anglais le met en -ing, alors que le français utilise l'infinitif. On ne dit pas Swim is fun ni To swim is fun (rare).

Mise en situation : un débat sur le sport

Teacher : Why is doing sport important?
Pourquoi faire du sport est-il important ?
Max : Doing sport is good for your health. Running makes me happy!
Faire du sport est bon pour la santé. Courir me rend heureux !
Teacher : And what about screens?
Et les écrans ?
Max : Spending too much time on screens is bad for your eyes.
Passer trop de temps sur les écrans est mauvais pour les yeux.

À retenir

  • Verbe sujet = -ing : Swimming is fun.
  • Le verbe en -ing est suivi du verbe au singulier : Reading is...

Exercice 1 : Le gérondif sujet : exercice 1 (QCM)

  1. « Nager, c'est amusant. »
    1. Swimming is fun.
    2. Swim is fun.
    3. To swimming is fun.
  2. « Lire est important. »
    1. Read is important.
    2. Reading is important.
    3. Reading are important.
  3. « Fumer est dangereux. »
    1. To smoking is dangerous.
    2. Smoke is dangerous.
    3. Smoking is dangerous.
  4. « Apprendre l'anglais est utile. »
    1. Learning English are useful.
    2. Learning English is useful.
    3. Learn English is useful.
  5. « Courir me rend heureux. »
    1. Running makes me happy.
    2. Running make me happy.
    3. Run makes me happy.
  6. « Faire du sport est bon pour la santé. »
    1. Do sport is good for your health.
    2. Making sport is good for health.
    3. Doing sport is good for your health.
  7. « Voyager ouvre l'esprit. »
    1. Travelling opens your mind.
    2. Travelling open your mind.
    3. Travel opens your mind.
  8. Choisissez la phrase correcte.
    1. Cooking is my hobby.
    2. Cook is my hobby.
    3. Cooking are my hobby.
  9. « Dormir assez est essentiel. »
    1. Sleep enough is essential.
    2. Sleeping enough are essential.
    3. Sleeping enough is essential.
  10. Après un sujet en -ing, le verbe est...
    1. au singulier
    2. au pluriel
    3. à l'infinitif

Exercice 2 : Le gérondif sujet : exercice 2 (à compléter)

  1. .......................... is fun. (nager)
  2. .......................... is good for you. (lire)
  3. .......................... is dangerous. (fumer)
  4. .......................... English is useful. (apprendre)
  5. .......................... makes me happy. (courir)
  6. .......................... is my hobby. (cuisiner)
  7. .......................... opens your mind. (voyager)
  8. Doing sport .......................... important.
  9. .......................... enough is essential. (dormir)
  10. .......................... too much sugar is bad. (manger)

Exercice 3 : Le gérondif sujet : mise en situation

  1. Le prof demande pourquoi faire du sport est important.
    1. Why doing sport important is?
    2. Why do sport is important?
    3. Why is doing sport important?
  2. Tu dis que faire du sport est bon pour la santé.
    1. Doing sport are good for health.
    2. Doing sport is good for your health.
    3. Do sport is good for your health.
  3. Tu dis que courir te rend heureux.
    1. Running make me happy!
    2. Running makes me happy!
    3. Run makes me happy!
  4. Passer trop de temps sur les écrans est mauvais.
    1. Spend too much time on screens is bad.
    2. Spending too much time on screens is bad.
    3. Spending too much time on screens are bad.
  5. Tu dis que lire est ton passe-temps préféré.
    1. Reading is my favourite hobby.
    2. Reading are my favourite hobby.
    3. Read is my favourite hobby.
  6. Apprendre une langue prend du temps.
    1. Learning a language takes time.
    2. Learn a language takes time.
    3. Learning a language take time.
  7. Fumer est dangereux.
    1. Smoking is dangerous.
    2. Smoke is dangerous.
    3. To smoking is dangerous.
  8. Voyager, c'est génial.
    1. Travelling are great!
    2. Travelling is great!
    3. Travel is great!
  9. Manger trop de sucre est mauvais.
    1. Eat too much sugar is bad.
    2. Eating too much sugar is bad.
    3. Eating too many sugar is bad.
  10. Nager, c'est amusant.
    1. Swim is fun.
    2. Swimming is funny of.
    3. Swimming is fun.

Corrigé

Exercice 1

1. a) Swimming is fun. · 2. b) Reading is important. · 3. c) Smoking is dangerous. · 4. b) Learning English is useful. · 5. a) Running makes me happy. · 6. c) Doing sport is good for your health. · 7. a) Travelling opens your mind. · 8. a) Cooking is my hobby. · 9. c) Sleeping enough is essential. · 10. a) au singulier

Exercice 2

1. Swimming · 2. Reading · 3. Smoking · 4. Learning · 5. Running · 6. Cooking · 7. Travelling · 8. is · 9. Sleeping · 10. Eating

Exercice 3

1. c) Why is doing sport important? · 2. b) Doing sport is good for your health. · 3. b) Running makes me happy! · 4. b) Spending too much time on screens is bad. · 5. a) Reading is my favourite hobby. · 6. a) Learning a language takes time. · 7. a) Smoking is dangerous. · 8. b) Travelling is great! · 9. b) Eating too much sugar is bad. · 10. c) Swimming is fun.